Mower County transcript., 1887-12-21
THE HAPPIEST MOMENT.
How It Came to the Guests Of a
81 Christmas Party.

Honor, aged twenty, and her Aunt Mar
garet. aged thirty-eight and unmarried,
maintained themselves by keeping morn
ing school for young ladies in Paradise
row, one Of the back streets OF Camden
Town, London, which consisted Of ten mean
little houses. Amt Margaret was the
daughter of the rector Of Brayleigh, and
Honor was her sisters child The sister
had married an artist, and she and her
husband both died when Honor was mere
baby. Her aunt and grandfather had edu.
Gated her. Soon after the recfor's death
the two ladies were impoverished by the
failure of the bank which contained their
little store Of wealth. So the school was
opened, aud they got on fairly well, enjoy
Ing their independence, although not in
receipt Of very promising income.
M Honor had an uncle-her fathers brother
1.-The rich Mr.. Brysen, who, although he
gave them no financial aid, always invited
his niece and her aunt to spend the holidays
st his house. As the Christmas OF 1872
drew near the two impoverished gentle
women began to fix over their bits Of fnery
IN the expectation of the usual visit to
Uncle Bryson's. Instead Of the anticipated
invitation they received q very polite note
from Uncle B. saying that t.the coming SO
therefore he would not again press the in
sitation." He .softened the blow with a
check for e20, his best wishes and the com.
pliments of the season. @. ...s3 .3 S.: n.
& There was reason for this beyond what
the two disappointed ladies' could dream
sf. The Brysons had marriageable
S laughter, and there was q certain Sir Ed
ward Dnsart, who, they thought, was about
1 70 propose to her, and Aunt Bryson had
discovered that Honor was much too hand
some and attractive to have around when
such an important possibility was pending;
sad Sir Edward was to be q Christma6
quest. Aunt Margaret had fondly dreamed
that Sir Edward cared for Honor, whom
he had met more than once at Uncle Bry-
sons. But when she heard that he was
abOut to propose to Uncle Bryson's
daughter Amelia she hoped that Honor did
I rot care for him.
The first impulse Of Aunt Margaret and
Honor on receiving Uncle Bryson's check
was to send it back. Second thought per-
4 Suaded them to keep IL and use every penny
Of II IN giving Christmas party them
selves mot q party for the rich and pros.
pcrous, nor even for their financial equals
but party for the good and kind among
their neighbors. the Inhabitants Of Paradise
row, humble souls, TO whom all pleasures
were rare. sszs # 5s i tf
s. They took Mr.. Redmond, the incumbent
of tho new church in their district, into
their confidence, and he was greatly inter
ested in the plan, and promised to help
them ill he could. He was the only friend
The two ladies had made since they went to
I Paradise row to whom they could say any
thing about their past lives, He often
4 looked in upon them sitter their day work
swas done, and it seemed plain to Aunt
& Margaret that he took 9 great interest Ia
& Honor. Some ines Aunt Margaret said to
/ herself that the match would NOT be SO IN.
{ desirable, although he was Q yyidOwer,
with g groWn.up daughter, and little too
old for Honor. ss ,ss
They had 3 busy time preparing for the
feast They felt in duty bound TO oSspend
syery penny Of the money. In addition "a
{ the supper, every guest was to have q
present, and several sick ones were to have
presents sent them. They called fl ..Old
Nannie'' 70 help the maid Of all work GET
tile feast ready, and, in her language, the
s house soon s.smslt as good as 2 cook shop z
4 Old Mamie was to be one Of the guests Al
E ths lshristmas party She had been II
charge cf the guardians of the poor; but
4 hads managed To haye her ls.'l gsyances'' SEN
rs her Iowly lodgings, and never got into